OTTAWA — The federal government will soon announce a plan to bolster United Nations peace efforts in Africa, including trans-border operations, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Monday, as he wrapped up a five-country, fact-finding mission to the continent.
“I do have a number that we will be announcing shortly that we can sustain for a long duration,” Sajjan said during a teleconference from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
And while no final decisions have been made yet on numbers, timing or location, Canada’s contribution to a UN mission on the continent will involve more than the military and go beyond what would …read more
Source: National Newswatch
